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2515019485?profile=originalLecture on Lust brings out our lower side love our higher side by HH Chaitanya Charan Prabhu

(HG Chaitanya Charan Prabhu is a celibate spiritual teacher (brahmachari) at ISKCON, Pune. He has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the Govt College of Engg, Pune. He is a member of ISKCON's topmost intellectual body)

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Every human being has Limitness Desire

2515019653?profile=originalLecture on Every human being has Limitless Desire by HH Radhanath Swami on 2015 at Camarillo

(Radhanath Swamaudio.iskcondesiretree.com/06_-_More/10_-_Bhajans_and_Kirtans_-_Classical_and_Western/New_Vrindavan/2010/Summer_Festival/09-Gaur_Vani_Pr_-_24_Hour_Kirtan_Summer_Festival_2010.mp3i was born in Chicago in 1950. Radhanath Swami's childhood name was Richard Slavin; Radhanath Swami was given the name Radhanath Swami after he entered the renounced order. In his teenage years)

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By Kesava Krsna dasa

I am sure many of us have encountered someone who may have doubted the efficacy of their duty, or were unsure of the completion of a task, to which we, with an air of authority say “Impossible is a word found in a fool’s dictionary.” This saying amongst others form parts of devotee speak as we mimic Srila Prabhupada’s words.

It was discovered some years ago that the most common word used by devotees is; so. So is so prevalent and almost infectious that we all know of a so a

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2515019519?profile=originalLecture on How to change others by your preaching for the better by HH Sivarama Swami on 26 July 2015 at India

(Sivarama Swami was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1949. His family immigrated to Canada where some years later in 1970 he first came in contact with Srila Prabhupada's teachings, via his transcendental books. He became an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace in 1973 and accepted the renounced order of life in 1979.)

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Reflections on Guru-purnima

By Giriraj Swami

Today is Guru-purnima. Srila Prabhupada has explained that the system of honoring the spiritual master is current in all sections of Vedic followers. In the Mayavadi (impersonalist) sects, the disciples offer respect to the spiritual master every year on Guru-purnima. And in the Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya, the disciples offer homage annually on the appearance day of the spiritual master; this occasion is called Vyasa-puja, because the spiritual master represents Vedavyasa, the

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By Padasevan Bhakta Das

In the last week of May this year ISKCON was donated a fully functional building located on a 4800 sq. yard campus, on the outskirts of Gurgaon, a sattelite city of Delhi, and home to several major software companies. The property was earlier owned and operated by an NGO called Atma Kalyan Kendra run by its founder Acarya Sudarshan Ji Maharaj.

It is located on a Sohna road, a National Highway, and has two major universities, several deluxe hotels and residential apart

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Tribute to HG Surabhi Prabhu

By Subhag Swami

I am now in Bangladesh, surrounded by lush green trees; I just finished prasad this morning and was relaxing, when suddenly I was informed by Madhavendu das of ISKCON Vrindavan the news. I was shocked to hear that Prabhupada’s beloved is not here anymore.

I used to see him time to time when travelling around. I have deep affection for him because he rendered a tremendous amount of service to Srila Prabhupada. In two of Srila Prabhupada’s most ambitious projects: ISKCON Vrindavan

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Learnings from Daksa cursing lord Siva

Hare Krishna.

28th July, 2015. Gurgaon.

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I continue to hear the most amazing seminar given by HG Srimati Mataji on ‘demons in Krishna’s pastimes and the anarthas they represent’. four days back I heard a beautiful interactive discussion during the seminar with Srimati Mataji, HG Madhavananda Prabhuji and other very realised, and fortunate, devotees.

This particular discussion was part of ‘Krishna kills Kamsa’. The reference of pastime of Dakṣa and lord Siva came to discuss the anartha of pride, comi

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The attractive, dynamic qualities of the soul tend to remain static in the material world because of the soul's marriage with inert matter. As a result, the thrill of material relationships diminishes quickly. We grow bored seeing the same faces day in and day out. But God or Lord Krishna is never boring, for His transcendental qualities are ever fresh and ever expanding.

 

No one is more appreciative or reciprocative than Lord Krishna, as shown in His dealings with His friends. Once, a poor
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Our True Friend


Through the fascinating journey of my life I have been fortunate to experience a myriad of friendships, all of whom I deeply cherish and value. However, the underlying fundamental question arises that who is our true friend? Can we boast of an eternal friend for life?

  

A true friend is a treasure worth discovering in the multitude of people who appear in our life. Now what are the qualities that we look for in a true friend? The prime quality is unconditional love.The basic principle of the
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Pleasing our Best Friend


The more we hear about God’s unlimited qualities, the more we’ll comprehend that nothing can satisfy like friendship with Him. The desire for friendship is universal. It is based on our propensity to love and serve someone. 

We are all servants of God, so it is important for us to remember that any attempt to approach Him must be attended by a serving attitude.

Just as the Lord, out of His kindness, is always busy making arrangements for His devotees’ happiness, we must also try to act for
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Pure Selfless Friendship


Since we are eternally parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord Krishna, there is a natural intimacy between Him and us. In the Bhagavad-gita we learn that He is residing within our hearts as the Supersoul, graciously accompanying us as we wander throughout the universe, life after life, in search of lasting happiness. Unlike us, God possesses a spiritual vision that is never dimmed by material contact, and thus He is perfectly aware of our folly. As our true friend, He exhibits His kindness upon
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is - 1.5

TEXT 5

dhrstaketus cekitanah
kasirajas ca viryavan
purujit kuntibhojas ca
saibyas ca nara-pungavah
SYNONYMS
dhṛṣṭaketuḥ—Dhṛṣṭaketu; cekitānaḥ—Cekitāna; kāśirājaḥ—Kaśirāja; ca—also; vīryavān—very powerful; purujit
—Purujit; kuntibhojaḥ—Kuntibhoja; ca—and; śaibyaḥ—Śaibya; ca—and; nara-puṅgavaḥ—heroes in human society.
TRANSLATION
There are also great, heroic, powerful fighters like Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, Kāśirāja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Śaibya.
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“God”?

By Ravindra Svarupa dasa

What the punctuation in the title indicates:

Quotation marks: Draping the word God in quotation marks indicates that we are first concerned with the signifier, not the signified. (Compare these two sentences: I am interested in God. I am interested in “God.”)

Question mark: The mark of interrogation backstopping “God” points us next to questions concerning the concept or idea of God. What does it mean? Aren’t there many different meanings? Isn’t the meaning often vague

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Dressing Like a Vaishnava

By Bhakti Charu Swami

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “A first class Vaisnava is he whose very presence makes others chant the Holy Name of Krsna.”
CC. Madhya-lila 16.74

1. There should be no compromise in our Vaisnava appearance. We are representatives of Srila Prabhupada. We should aim to be first class representatives.
2. We need to be aware of the bonafide standard of appearance, maintain it and preach it. In the age of Kali deviations easily become the standard. We should be alert to this.

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Friday, 31st July, 2015 is the starting of Chaturmasya in India.

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The CHATURMASYA VRATA is for FOUR MONTHS. The dates to be followed for these months, with some details regarding the importance of these months are as below.


31st July to 28th August - First month of Chaturmasya. (Fast from Shak, green leafy vegetables, for one month)

29th August to 27th September - Second Month of Chaturmasya. (Fasting from yogurt for one month)

28th September to 26th October - Third month of Chaturmasya. (Fas

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submitted by Jaganmohini devi dasi

Source for the following excerpt: Inaugural address “The Joy of Human Life” by Dr. Kalam delivered at “International Summit: Towards a Culture of harmony and Peace”, New Delhi, Dec. 7-10, 2003. It has appeared in the Publication “Towards a Culture of Harmony and Peace” published jointly by Bhaktivedanta Institute (Kolkata) and Delhi Peace Summit.

He concludes the address as follows:

Creator’s Message

God has created the human being with a brain and thinking fac

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